of water pollution deriving from mismanaged drilling and fracturing, absence of adequate regulation framework and … industry standards, entailing consequences on social stability and environmental degradation. …

by the utilities after two decades of reforms? We focus on electricity, gas, water, telephone in the EU 15 Member States …

approaches to improving water management, i.e., the establishment of water markets and the privatisation of water utilities, by …A number of countries face water shortages because they need to make some basic changes in their water management …. Policy options do exist. Most of them share the objective of treating water and water services as an economic good, by …

, extreme monsoon rainfall and sea level rise. Water is emerging as a new possible irritant between China and India. For India …, Water of Brahmaputra constitutes a major lifeline for people of Tibet and North Eastern states. The building of dams and … requirement of fresh water as the pollution grows and population rise has forced China to have the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River …

public utility, i.e. water service. We present a strategic model in which a monopolist chooses both the timing of the …

Urban water conservation is typically achieved through prescriptive regulations, including the rationing of water for …-based and prescriptive approaches to water conservation, where prices have rarely been used to allocate scarce supplies. The … analysis emphasizes the emerging theoretical and empirical evidence that using prices to manage water demand is more cost …